Dartmouth lets one slip away against New Bedford Post 1

DARTMOUTH — Dartmouth Post 307 let one slip away Friday night against last-place New Bedford Post 1 in American Legion District 9 action at Paul Walsh Field in New Bedford.

DARTMOUTH — Dartmouth Post 307 let one slip away Friday night against last-place New Bedford Post 1 in American Legion District 9 action at Paul Walsh Field in New Bedford.

Post 307 was just one out away from locking up a 4-3 win in the bottom of the seventh, but Post 1 pushed across the tying run, and it was on into extra innings. The two teams needed four extra frames to settle up, as they exchanged runs in the 10th, for 5-5, and New Bedford stole away with the win with a walk-off run in the bottom of the 11th.

Even with the loss, Dartmouth maintains their grip on the second place spot in the District 9 South standings with an 8-5 record, a couple games behind first-place Somerset Post 228.

Dartmouth was set to play a game against Taunton Post 103 on Sunday, but that game was postponed; instead, Dartmouth traveled to face Easton Post 7, the top team in the North Division (13-2), in a District 9 Tournament contest.

Dartmouth Post 307 lost that one, 4-2, making their early exit from tournament play.